Air Marshal RKS Shera AVSM VSM took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance of Indian Air Force today. He was commissioned in the Aeronautical Engineering Electronics Branch of Indian Air Force on 05 Jan 1981. He is a post graduate from IIT Kanpur in Electrical Engineering.

Rear Admiral Mukul Asthana, NM has been appointed as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) at New Delhi. He was commissioned in 1986 in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. A graduate of the Naval Academy, he attended the 141 Pilots Course and was awarded wings in Jun 1988, at the Air Force Academy.

RAdm R Swaminathan, NM has taken over duties of Assistant Chief of Materiel (Mordernisation). Commissioned in 1987, the Admiral is a post graduate from IIT Kharagpur. In a career spanning more than 30 years, he has worked on board the Aircraft Carrier, INS Viraat, for more than 9 years in various capacities.

RAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, NM has taken over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans) at Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy) at New Delhi. He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Pune, India (1986), Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India (2003), Naval War College, Mumbai, India (2010) and National Defence College, New Delhi (2014).

Rear Admiral Atul Anand, VSM has been appointed as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff – Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence {ACNS (FCI)} at IHQ MoD (Navy), New Delhi. He was commissioned in 1988, in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy.

Rear Admiral MD Suresh, AVSM, NM relinquished his responsibilities as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor, Indian Naval Academy, after a successful tenure of three and half years, today, Monday, 29 January 2018.

Mr Visvanathan Muralidharan has taken charge as General Manager (Finance) at the Corporate Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL). Mr V Muralidharan is a Management Accountant of the 1987 batch of the Chartered Management Accountants Institute, UK. He joined BEL in July 1989 after a brief stint with Life Insurance Corporation of India.

The appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal based on the recommendation of the SCSC, for appointment of Dr. Sivan K, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman Space Commission vice Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar, with a tenure of three years, from the date of assumption of charge of the post.

Lockheed Martin's board of directors approved the appointment of Richard "Rick" Edwards as executive vice president, Lockheed Martin International and Frank St. John as executive vice president of the corporation's Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) business area.

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the appointment of Warren King, retired chief executive officer of the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), as the chair of the newly formed Northrop Grumman Australia Advisory Board.

CAE today announced it has appointed Andrew Naismith as Managing Director of CAE UK plc. In this position, Naismith will have overall responsibility for CAE's Defence & Security business in the United Kingdom.

Rear Admiral Sanjay Roye took over the reins of the Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area from Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha, as its third Flag Officer Commanding, at a ceremonial parade held at Headquarters, Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area on November 27, 2017.

Mr Koshy Alexander has taken charge as the new Director (Finance) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on Monday, September 25, 2017. He was GM (Finance) & Chief Financial Officer before his elevation.

Nirmala Sitharaman took over charge as Defence Minister, here today. On her arrival at the Ministry of Defence in South Block, Sitharaman was received by outgoing Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre, Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra, Defence Secretary (Defence Production)...

Raytheon Company has appointed Christopher J. Davis as president, Raytheon International Inc. effective immediately. Davis will report to John Harris, vice president, Business Development and CEO, RII, and be based in Washington, D.C.

Boeing today named Phil Musser as the company's next senior vice president of communications, succeeding Tom Downey, who has announced plans to step down from the role late this month and retire from the company early next year.

Boeing named Maurita Sutedja, a veteran Finance leader, as its next vice president of Investor Relations. She will succeed Troy Lahr, who has been appointed chief financial officer of Boeing's Autonomous Systems business.

DSM is pleased to announce that Olivier Janin is joining the company as its vice president of marketing and sales DSM Dyneema as of 1 September 2017. He will become a member of the Strategic Leadership Team of DSM Dyneema and will report directly to Golnar Motahari Pour, President DSM Dyneema.

The Board of Directors of Raytheon Company has elected Robert O. Work as a director, effective immediately. Work, 64, was appointed the 31st Deputy Secretary of Defense by President Barack Obama in 2014, a position he held through July 2017.

Air Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat AVSM VM assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) at Air Headquarters on August 01, 2017. He took over charge from the outgoing incumbent Air Marshal MK Malik AVSM VSM.

Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson took over the command of Sapta Shakti Command of the Indian Army at a solemn military ceremony held at Jaipur. He paid tributes to the martyrs at the Prerna Sthal and later reviewed a Guard of Honour presented to him.

Jean-Michel Billig has been appointed Naval Group's Executive Director to work with the Commonwealth of Australia on the Australian Future Submarine Program. Member of the Naval Group Executive Committee, he joined the company in May 2017 as special advisor to Hervé Guillou, President and CEO.

Raytheon Company today announced that Edward Miyashiro, vice president of the Raytheon Company Evaluation Team, is retiring after a 43-year career with the company. Succeeding him is Ralph Acaba, who has been elected a company officer and named vice president, Raytheon Program Management Excellence.

ASD is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Eric Trappier, the French Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dassault Aviation, as President of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD).